Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] had had [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between the ages of 2 and 5 she had had episodes of disturbed behaviour during sleep . |
| 2 | His main aim in these months was to reconcile and renew the nation : hence no revolution , but most of the reforms that the CNR had wanted ; hence a purge , but not the wholesale purge of all who had had dealings with the Germans or with Vichy ; hence a referendum and free elections , but no plebiscite ( whatever his opponents alleged , the referendum of October 1945 was not a true plebiscite ) ; hence the presidency but no Gaullist party . |
| 3 | Williams showed that it would be much better to concentrate on attacking U-boats which could still be seen on the surface , with a depth-charge setting of 25 feet , and ignore those which had had time to submerge , because of the uncertainty in knowing their exact position . |
| 4 | I also remembered those who had had cancer and were still alive . |
| 5 | She had decided on making her career in industrial nursing after leaving general nursing , even though at first she had had reservations and wondered if she had made the right move . |
| 6 | I saw this programme , about girls of fifteen who had had abortions , and they said the nurses made them feel they should n't be having abortions , they should keep the baby . |
| 7 | After being shown around the factory , Mr Hunt said that as a father of four he had had cause to be thankful for the company 's products . |